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Windies will not be coming to Wales
Lord's is again the strong favourite to stage a Test match against West Indies next summer. Cardiff was due to host one of three Tests against the Windies in May 2012, having successfully bid for the honour before apparently finding finances squeezed
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Chances ‘missed’ to stop stabbing of Caerphilly pensioner
THE random street killing of a Caerphilly pensioner by a 23- year-old man could have been avoided, a report concludes. But failings by health and social care services in Gwent, Caerphilly and beyond contributed to “many shortcomings” in Martin
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Gwent house prices on the wane
HOUSE prices are on the slide in much of Gwent, according to figures released yesterday. Statistics from the Land Registry showthat the average cost of completed house sales in Newport, Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly and Monmouthshire counties fell
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Pontypool fan’s quest to complete club history
A PONTYPOOL archivist is undertaking an ambitious task that sums up his passion for local rugby. Nine years ago, club archivist and statistician, Ray Ruddick, produced a Pontypool Rugby Football Club history through photographs and memorabilia
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Musicians band together to help blaze-hit Chepstow school
A LIVE music event in aid of Thornwell Primary School will be held at the White Lion/Smirnoff Bar in Chepstow on July 22, with local bands The Scary Door and Iridium already included in the line-up. ThornAid has been organised by 17-year-old
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Mother-in-law's rebuke goes 'viral'
A MOTHER-IN-LAW'S disdain for her stepson's prospective bride has become an internet sensation. Carolyn Bourne wrote to Heidi Withers, 29, before she married Freddie Bourne, in what was meant to have been a private email, reproaching her for her lack
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Ringland school's focus is on fair deals
WITH panoramic views across Newport as far as the Bristol Channel, Ringland Primary School has to command one of the county’s finest positions. Head teacher Lisa Bowden admits “coming to school is a pleasure” not just for the views but because
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Torfaen canoe club paddles way to huge success
One of our most successful sports clubs is this year celebrating its 40th anniversary. RUTH MANSFIELD looks back at the history of an organisation that started with just one man helping out at a youth club. IN 1971, former teacher Alan Baker found
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Newport fraudster jailed for £9,000 con
A NEWPORT fraudster who filled in bogus forms at the loan companies where she worked to pocket almost £9,000 was jailed. Cardiff Crown Court heard how Natasha Hugh, 40, would make up names and assign them to addresses around Newport, asking for
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Blackwood knitter nets £8,000 for centre
A BLACKWOOD woman has helped raise an additional £8,000 for Velindre Hospital through a knitted toy chick appeal. Bev Parry, of Pontllanfraith, has got more than 40 people on board since November to help her knit around 11,000 tiny chicks.
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Burglars admit to series of Newport raids
A MAN who burgled houses in Newport was part of a three-man gang who broke into a woman’s house wearing Hallowe’en masks, tied her up and threatened her with a knife and baseball bat, a court heard. Half-brothers Daniel Hamblin, 23, and Fydel
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Garndiffaith radio ham’s shave raises £600
AN AMATEUR radio enthusiast who was diagnosed with cancer three years ago has shaved his beard and head to raise money for Velindre Cancer Centre. Michael Voss, 54, was diagnosed with kidney cancer in July 2008, but following an operation to
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MICHAEL PEARLMAN SAYS: Forget bookies, watch Exiles excel
TODAY Newport County report back for pre-season training ahead of what promises to be a hugely exciting and historic campaign in the Conference National. I’m not going to lie, newswise it’s been very quiet recently, both locally and nationally, so I
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Row erupts over Caerphilly housing stock ballot
A DELAY to a vote on transferring Gwent’s last remaining council houses to a social landlord is provoking a war of words between Caerphilly council’s two main parties. Plaid Cymru accused Labour members of trying to “frustrate democracy” by
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Soldier's return marred by redundancy news
DEALING with life in a warzone is enough for anyone, but one Valleys soldier found out he had lost his job while in Afghanistan. Crumlin Gunner Sam Fletcher, 23, was working for chain Focus DIY before he went out on his six-month tour.
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Richard Parks reaches Alaskan summit
RICHARD Parks today told of the "fantastic feeling and a massive relief" as he reached the summit of North America’s highest mountain. The ex-Newport Gwent Dragons player reached the summit of Denali, also known as Mount McKinley at 8.08am
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Inquest opens into death of Bassaleg farmer, 88
AN INQUEST into the death of a Newport farmer who died after his tractor overturned was opened yesterday. Cecil George Rees, 88, died on Monday after the tractor he was driving on his farmland at Duffryn Court Farm, Bassaleg, overturned, a hearing
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Happy homecoming for troops from Afghanistan
TERRITORIAL Army soldiers from across Gwent have returned home after a six-month tour of Afghanistan. Three men from Newport, one from Tredegar and another from Crumlin, along with one from Merthyr Tydfil and two colleagues from Worcester,
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Front row boost for Dragons
THE BATTLE for places in the Newport Gwent Dragons front row is hotting up thanks to the return from serious injury of three young guns and the signing of another bright propping prospect. Looseheads Aaron Coundley and Dan Watchurst and tighthead Nathan
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Richard Parks defies death in crevasse fall drama
INTREPID former Newport Gwent Dragon’s rugby player Richard Parks is lucky to be alive after becoming trapped in a freezing crevasse on one of the world’s coldest mountains. Parks, 33, who defied doctors’ warnings that he could lose his life
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Staff room fire closes Newport school
PUPILS at a school in Newport will not be able to return to lessons until Monday at the earliest after fire gutted its staff room and filled the building with smoke. Firefighters were called to a ground floor fire at St Andrew’s Junior School
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STRIKE: Gwent hit by day of action
PUBLIC sector workers across Gwent joined the 24-hour walkout in protest at controversial plans to change their pensions, cut jobs and freeze pay. We will be giving you updates throughout the day on what public services are affected in Gwent
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Battling Glamorgan are clinging on
HALF-CENTURIES from Michael Powell and Mark Wallace gave Glamorgan a lifeline going into the final day of their LV= County Championship clash against Derbyshire at Cardiff. The visitors remained firm favourites to wrap up their first away victory of
